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US7176780B2
US7176780B2 US10/977,471 US97747104A US7176780B2 US 7176780 B2 US7176780 B2 US 7176780B2 US 97747104 A US97747104 A US 97747104A US 7176780 B2 US7176780 B2 US 7176780B2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/04—Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges
    • H01H85/041—Fuses, i.e. expendable parts of the protective device, e.g. cartridges characterised by the type
    • H01H85/044—General constructions or structure of low voltage fuses, i.e. below 1000 V, or of fuses where the applicable voltage is not specified
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/30—Means for indicating condition of fuse structurally associated with the fuse
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/58—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals
    • H01H2001/5877—Electric connections to or between contacts; Terminals with provisions for direct mounting on a battery pole
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H85/00—Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive
    • H01H85/02—Details
    • H01H85/0241—Structural association of a fuse and another component or apparatus
    • H01H2085/025—Structural association with a binding post of a storage battery

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  • the present invention relates to a fuse unit, for example, a fuse unit connected to a battery of a vehicle.
  • FIG. 14 Recently, such a fuse unit as shown in FIG. 14 has been disclosed (For example, refer to JP-A-2002-329457 (FIG. 9)).
  • the fuse unit 100 connects a battery 101 and an electric wire 111 for supplying power to each other, and includes a conductive metal plate fuse element 118 having fuses 114 and 116 , and an insulative resin body 117 in which the fuse element 118 is inserted and molded.
  • the resin body 117 has a front side divided body 113 and a rear side divided body 115 . Both the divided bodies 113 and 115 are folded at a right angle.
  • a fuse 114 for connecting a connection portion 104 of a battery terminal 102 and an alternator terminal 106 is disposed on the front side divided body 113 .
  • Four fuses 116 are disposed in parallel to each other on the rear side divided body 115 , and four tab terminals 120 are formed at the tip ends of the fuses 116 (that is, at the downward tip ends in FIG. 14 ).
  • a battery terminal 102 is attached to a battery post 119 which is an electrode of the battery 101 , and the fuse unit 100 is connected by engaging a stud bolt 103 of the battery terminal 102 in a bolt insertion hole 104 a of the terminal connection portion 104 and tightening it with a nut 105 .
  • the alternator terminal 106 and starter motor terminal 107 are connected by engaging the insertion holes thereof with stud bolts 110 protruding from terminal connection portions 108 and 109 and tightening the same with nuts.
  • the alternator terminal 106 and starter motor terminal 107 are a so-called terminal with electric wires.
  • the electric wires 111 are crimped by a pair of pressure-fit pieces 12 to connect the electric wires 111 to the battery post 119 .
  • the fuse unit 100 and battery terminal 102 are covered with a cover 121 from upward to protect from of dust and humidity.
  • the front side divided body 113 is positioned horizontally on the upper surface of the battery 101
  • the rear side divided body 115 is positioned at a state where it suspends vertically along the front side 101 a of the battery 101 .
  • fuse units 100 are arranged side by side along the side of the battery 101 .
  • the distance from the battery post 119 becomes excessively long or it is difficult to laterally dispose the fuse units 100 in view of space.
  • the fuse units 100 are superposed and attached in a direction away from the battery 101 .
  • the fuse units 100 are superposed in a direction away from the battery 101 , although it is possible to visually check the state of the fuse 116 of the fuse unit 100 which is positioned externally at the forward (upper side) side, the fuse 116 of the fuse unit 100 attached to the battery 101 side (lower side) cannot be visually checked since the fuse 116 of the fuse unit 100 of the battery side is hidden by the second fuse unit 100 . For this reason, in order to visually check the fuses 116 , the fuse unit 110 attached at the front is removed or loosened to be moved for visual checking. That is, such a problem arises, by which it is very cumbersome to remove or loosen the same.
  • the present invention is developed in view of the above-described problem, and it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a fuse unit in which the states of fusible portions of the fuse unit attached to the battery side can be easily checked when the fuse units are superposed in a direction away from a battery.
  • a fuse unit comprising:
  • the first fusible portion is deviated from the second fusible portion as viewed in the forward direction of the first and second housings.
  • the first and second housings face the battery side.
  • an electric wire connection parts are formed at the housings via fusible portions.
  • Such fuse devices can be superposed in the direction away from the battery. Where an excessive current flows, the fusible portion is melted to interrupt the current, thereby protecting an electric apparatus.
  • the fusible portions shift battery by battery, the first fusible portion does not overlap the second fusible portion. Accordingly, the first fusible portion can be visually checked easily from the front.
  • a difference between the positions of the fusible portions includes not only a case where the positions of the fusible portions are changed even if the shapes of fuses having a fusible portion are the same but also a case where the positions of the fusible portions are changed by changing the shapes themselves of the fuses and a case where the positions of the fuses are changed.
  • the first fuse body include a first fuse having the first fusible portion, the first fuse being disposed in the first cavity.
  • the second fuse body include a second fuse having the second fusible portion, the second fuse being disposed in the second cavity. A position of the first fusible portion with respect to the fist fuse is different from a position of the second fusible portion with respect to the second fuse.
  • the fusible portion of the battery side fuse unit does not overlap the fusible portion of the forward fuse units. Therefore, it is possible to visually check the battery side fuse unit easily from the front.
  • the first fuse body include a first fuse having the first fusible portion, the first fuse being disposed in the first cavity.
  • the second fuse body include a second fuse having the second fusible portion, the second fuse being disposed in the second cavity. A position of the fist fuse with respect to the first cavity is different from a position of the second fuse with respect to the second cavity.
  • a position of the fist cavity with respect to the first housing is different from a position of the second cavity with respect to the second housing.
  • the first housing is superposed to the second housing with an offset.
  • a shape of the first cavity is different from that of the second cavity.
  • the second housing is further away from the battery than the first housing.
  • a width of an inner face of the second housing defining the second cavity is greater than that of an inner face of the first housing defining the first cavity.
  • the inner face of the second housing is widened toward a direction toward the second housing from the first housing.
  • the housing faces the side of the battery.
  • the fuse body included in the attaching portion and housing is electrically connected to the battery, simultaneously, an electric wire connection portion is formed in the housing via a fusible portion.
  • Such a fuse unit can be superposed in the direction away from the battery, wherein if an excessive current flows, the fusible portion is melted to interrupt the current, thereby protecting an electrical apparatus.
  • the shapes of the cavities in which the fusible portion is accommodated are changed housing by housing, it is possible to easily and visually check fusible portions of both fuse units even in a case where the fusible portion of the battery side fuse unit and the forward fusible portion overlap each other.
  • the fusible portion of the battery side fuse unit does not overlap the fusible portion of the forward fuse unit, wherein it becomes possible to visually check the fusible portions of the battery side fuse unit easily from the front.
  • the shapes of cavities differ from each other in respective housings, it becomes possible to easily and visually check both fusible portions even in a case where the fusible portion of the battery side fuse unit and the fusible portion of the forward fuse unit overlap each other.
  • FIG. 1 is a disassembled perspective drawing showing a state of attaching a fuse unit according to the invention to a battery;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 5A is a front view showing the battery side fuse unit
  • FIG. 5B is a front view showing the forward fuse unit
  • FIG. 5C is a front view showing the shape of the fuse
  • FIG. 6 is a front view showing another embodiment in which the battery side fuse and the forward fuse are shifted;
  • FIG. 7A is a front view showing arrangement of the battery side fuse
  • FIG. 7B is a front view showing arrangement of the forward fuse
  • FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are front views of housings in which cavities are shifted;
  • FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B are descriptive views showing a case where the attaching position of the housing is shifted;
  • FIG. 10 is a front view showing another example of the housing
  • FIG. 11A is a front view showing one example of a change in the shapes of the cavities and a line of sight thereof
  • FIG. 11B is a front view showing the fuse in the line of sight in (A);
  • FIG. 12 is a plan view showing another example showing a change in the shapes of cavities
  • FIG. 13 is a plan view showing still another example showing a change in the shapes of cavities.
  • FIG. 14 is a disassembled perspective view showing a prior art fuse unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a disassembled perspective view showing a state of attaching a fuse unit according to the invention in a battery
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the fuse unit
  • FIG. 5A is a front view showing the battery side fuse
  • FIG. 5B is a front view showing the forward fuses
  • FIG. 5C is a front view showing the shape of a fuse.
  • FIG. 1 shows a state where two fuse units 10 a and 10 b according to the invention are superposed in the direction away from a battery 11 .
  • the respective fuse units 10 a and 10 b include attaching portions 20 a and 20 b having arms 21 a and 21 b of a predetermined length, which are attached to the battery post 12 being an electrode of the battery 11 , housings 30 a and 30 b , which are formed by being bent at a right angle from the arms 21 a and 21 b and the battery side face 11 a , and fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b having one end thereof electrically connected to the battery post 12 and the other end thereof included in the housings 30 a and 30 b , which form a connector 42 operating as an electric wire connection portion via a fusible portion 41 , respectively.
  • the battery terminal 13 is attached to the battery post 12 .
  • a starter terminal 14 a attached to the end part of the starter wire 14 and the attaching portion 20 a of the fuse unit 10 a attached externally at the battery 11 side (hereinafter called the “first fuse unit 10 a ”) are attached to the stud bolt 13 a of the battery terminal 13 .
  • the attaching portion 20 a is configured so as to expose one end of the fuse body 40 a , and the fuse body 40 and battery 11 are electrically connected to each other by setting the nut 15 a on the stud bolt 13 a.
  • two stud bolts 22 a and 22 b are provided on the upper surface of the fuse body 40 .
  • An alternator terminal 23 a attached to the tip end of the alternator wire 23 is electrically connected to the stud bolt 22 a by being set with the nut 15 b , and at the same time, the attaching portion 20 b of the forward fuse unit 10 b (hereinafter called the “second fuse unit 10 b ”) is set thereto with the nut 15 b .
  • the fuse body 40 b is exposed at the attaching portion 20 b of the second fuse unit 10 b and is electrically connected to the attaching portion 20 a of the first fuse unit 10 a .
  • the stud bolt 22 b is electrically connected to the battery post 12 via the fuse 123 , wherein any current over a predetermined level does not flow.
  • the attaching portion 20 a , stud bolts 22 a and 22 b , etc., are covered with the cover 17 from upward, thereby it is possible to prevent trouble or inconvenience such as defective connection, short-circuiting, etc., due to adhesion of dust and humidity.
  • the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b are folded downward at 90 degrees from the tip ends of the arms 21 a and 21 b of the attaching portions 20 a and 20 b , and housings 30 a and 30 b made of insulative resin are integrally molded so as to cover the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b .
  • the lengths of the arms 21 a and 21 b that is, the lengths to the point to which the fuse bodies are caused to extend by folding at 90 degrees from the attaching portion with the battery post 12 , are adequately established on the basis of the thickness of the housings 30 a and 30 b .
  • the lower ends of the housings 30 a and 30 b have openings, and the tip ends of the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b are exposed from the opening, thereby forming a female type connector 42 . Therefore, power can be supplied by inserting a male type connector 16 attached to the tip end of the electric wire 15 into the connector 42 .
  • the electric wire 15 is connected to an electric apparatus.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the first housing 30 a and the second housing 30 b of a first embodiment of the invention. However, the first housing 30 a is hidden behind the second housing 30 b . Cavities 31 , which are made open to the front side and are internal spaces, are disposed side by side in the housing 30 b . A fuse 43 serving as a fusing body having a fusible portion 41 is provided at the position corresponding to the cavity 31 in the fuse body 40 b , the battery 11 side and the connector 42 side in the fuse body 40 are electrically connected to each other via the fuse 43 .
  • the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b are made integral with each other at the battery post 12 side from the fuse 43 , but are electrically separated from each other at the connector 42 side and further extend, thereby individually forming connectors 42 independently.
  • the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b each including a fuse 43 having a fusible portion 41 at a predetermined position are made plane-shaped, then housing 30 a and 30 b and attaching portions 20 a and 20 b are integrally molded on the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b by using resin. After that the fuse bodies 40 a and 40 b are folded downward at a right angle.
  • both the housings 30 a and 30 b and cavities 31 a and 31 b in the first fuse unit 10 a are identical to those in the second fuse unit 10 b , both the housings 30 a and 30 b and cavities 31 a and 31 b completely overlap each other. Therefore, the fuse 43 a positioned in the cavity 31 a of the housing 30 a is hidden behind the fuse 43 b positioned in the cavity 31 b of the housing 30 b .
  • the vertical positions of the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b are shifted in the fusible portion 41 a of the fuse 43 a and the fusible portion 41 b of the fuse 43 b , wherein the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b can be distinguished from each other from the view from forward and can be visually checked.
  • the fusible portion 41 a of the fuse 43 a of the first fuse unit 10 a is disposed at a lower position than the center P 0 of the fuse 43 a .
  • the fusible portion 41 b of the fuse 43 b of the second fuse unit 10 b is disposed at a higher position than the center P 0 of the fuse 43 b . This is because, as shown in FIG.
  • the shape of the fuse 43 is point-symmetrical with respect to the center P 0 , and where the fusible portion 41 is provided at a position deviated from the center P 0 , it is possible to easily shift the heights of the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b by reversing the fusible portion by 180 degrees. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4 , when being viewed from the front, it is possible to visually check the states of both the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b . In addition, when the fusible portion 41 a is disposed upward of the center and the fusible portion 41 b is disposed downward of the center, this is completely the same as the above.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view showing a case where the battery side fuse and the forward fuse are shifted in relation to each other according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7A is a front view showing arrangement of the battery side fuse
  • FIG. 7B is a front view showing arrangement of the forward fuse.
  • the fusible portion 41 a of the first fuse unit 10 a and the fusible portion 41 b of the second fuse unit 10 b are disposed so that the fuses 43 a and 43 b do not overlap each other.
  • the fuse units 10 a and 10 b are observed from the front side, it is possible to visually check the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b at the same time through the forward cavity 31 b.
  • the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b may be provided at the center position of the fuses 43 a and 43 b . Also, as in the case shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b may be disposed so as to be shifted vertically.
  • FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B show a case where the positions of the cavities 31 a and 31 b are shifted with respect to the housings 30 a and 30 b according to a third embodiment of the invention.
  • the housings 30 a and 30 b in which the sizes of the cavities 31 a and 31 b , sizes and shapes of the fuses 43 a and 43 b , and arrangement of the cavities 31 a and 31 b are identical to each other, are disposed so as to overlap each other. Since the positions of the fuses 43 a and 43 b are shifted by shifting the positions of the cavities 31 a and 31 b with respect to the housings 30 a and 30 b in the horizontal direction although the positions of the housings 30 a and 30 b are the same, the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b are shifted so as not to overlap each other. Therefore, it is possible to visually check the fusible portion 41 a of the first fuse unit 10 a and the fusible portion 41 b of the second fuse unit 10 b in view from the front side.
  • FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B show a case where the attaching positions of the housing 30 a and 30 b are shifted according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • the housings 30 a and 30 b in which the sizes and arrangement of the cavities 31 a and 31 b , sizes and shapes of the fuses 43 a and 43 b and arrangement thereof in the cavities 31 a and 31 b are identical to each other, are attached with their positions in the horizontal direction shifted. Since the positions of the fuses 43 a and 43 b are shifted by shifting the entirety of the housings 30 a and 30 b , the fusible portions 41 a and 41 b are shifted so as not to overlap each other, it is possible to visually check from the front side the fusible portions 41 a of the first fuse unit 10 a and the fusible portion 41 b of the second fuse unit 10 b.
  • FIG. 11A is a plan view showing a cavity secured in the housing of the battery side fuse unit and a cavity secured in the housing of the forward fuse unit according to a fifth embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 11B is a front view observed from the direction of the arrow in (A).
  • the cavities 31 a and 31 b having different shapes are provided in the housings 30 a and 30 b as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B .
  • the cavity 31 a formed in the housing 30 a of the first fuse unit 10 a is normally sized and has a rectangular section.
  • the cavity 31 b formed in the housing 30 b of the second fuse unit 10 b has almost the same width at its rear side (the left side in FIG. 11A ) as that of the cavity 31 a
  • the cavity 31 b has the inclined planes 32 a and 32 b widened toward the front side (the right side in FIG. 11A ), and its section is made trapezoidal.
  • the fusible portion 41 a disposed inside the first cavity 31 a can be visually checked through the cavity 31 b at the side of the fusible portion 41 b disposed in the second cavity 31 b , whereby it is possible to easily grasp the states of the fuses 43 a and 43 b.
  • the same effect can be completely brought by enlarging the width of the second cavity 31 b instead of forming the inclined planes 32 a and 32 b in the second cavity 31 b.
  • FIG. 13 shows the shapes of the first cavity 31 a and second cavity 31 b according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.
  • the fuse units 10 a and 10 b described with reference to FIGS. 11A , 11 B and FIG. 12 a description was given of a case where the first fusible portion 41 a accommodated in the first cavity 31 a is visually checked through the second cavity 31 b .
  • the first fusible portion 41 a may be devised so as to be visually checked not through the second cavity 31 b.
  • the fusible portion 41 a accommodated in the first cavity 31 a can be visually checked between the first housing 30 a and the second housing 30 b.
  • the fusible portion 41 a disposed inside the first cavity 31 a can be visually checked not through the cavity 31 b , wherein it is possible to easily grasp the states of the fuses 43 a and 43 b.
  • fuse units 10 a and 10 b according to the invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments.
  • the fuse units 10 a and 10 b may be subject to various adequate modifications and improvements.
  • fuse units 10 a and 10 b a description is given of a case where two housings 30 a and 30 b are superposed in the direction away from the battery 11 , the embodiment may be applicable to a case where three or more housings 30 are superposed.
  • the shapes of the cavities 31 a and 31 b secured in the housings 30 a and 30 b are changed in the left and right directions and the shape of the first cavity 31 a is made different from that of the second cavity 31 b , it is possible to change the shapes of the cavities 31 a and 31 b in the up and down directions in accordance with the shapes of the housings 30 a and 30 b . In this case, it becomes possible to visually check the first fusible portion 41 a from the forward up and down directions of the second housing 30 b .
  • fuse units 10 a and 10 b a description was given of a case where the connector 42 is provided at the tip end (lower end) of the housings 30 a and 30 b .
  • a terminal 44 for connecting the electric wire 15 by a screw 44 a instead of the connector 42 may be provided in the housing 30 c .
  • the other fuse units 10 a and 10 b may be a fuse unit of such a type as a connector 16 can be connected from downward.

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